Infants born even a few weeks early face a markedly higher risk for severe RSV, with late-preterm babies more likely to land ...

For expectant parents, pregnancy can be a time filled with joyful anticipation: hearing the beating of a tiny heart, watching the fetus wiggling through the black-and-white blur of an ultrasound, ...

A baby arrives early, small enough to fit in the crook of an elbow. Silent and blue-lipped, the medical team quickly ...

A study comparing cervical pessary and vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix of ≤ 35 mm found no significant difference between the interventions for ...

Every two minutes, in about the time it takes to read a page of your favorite book or brew a cup of coffee, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to a February 2023 report from the ...

Researchers are looking into the possibility of using blood tests to predict a woman's risk of premature birth, which could change the future of prenatal care. Researchers are looking into the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Florida’s rate is slightly higher, at about 1 in 9 babies born preterm. In an average ...

One in 10 babies in the U.S. — nearly 374,000 infants — were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More than 15% were very preterm, meaning they were born before 32 weeks. A full ...